TARTANS OF CANADA
CITY OF MONCTON
DESCRIPTION
The creation of this tartan was initiated by the Moncton Celtic Centre and it was designed by Locharron of Scotland.
The tartan uses five colours which have the following symbolism:
The brown of the tartan represents the muddy tidal waters of the Petitcodiac River, on whose banks the City of Moncton was founded,
Green, red and blue symbolise the Irish, the Scots and the Welsh respectively, and
Dark gold represents the remainder of the early settlers of Moncton; the Spanish, French, German, Dutch, etc...
SETT
Y/4 T40 R12 T20 G40 R4 B8 R4 G/16 (ITI No. 7384)
